PICKS OF TODAY: NEW YEAR'S DAY 2021

What to watch today, Friday 01st January 2021.

Doctor Who

6:45pm, BBC One

The Doctor is imprisoned halfway across the universe. On Earth, the sighting of a Dalek alerts Ryan, Graham and Yaz. Can the return of Captain Jack Harkness help them stop a deadly Dalek takeover?

Chitty Flies Again with David Walliams

7:30pm, Channel 4

To celebrate 50 years of the celebrated musical film Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, best-selling children's author and die-hard Chitty fan David Walliams attempts a fantasmagorical engineering feat.

The Serpent

9pm, BBC One

Bangkok, 1975. Dutch diplomat Herman Knippenberg investigates the disappearance of a young couple who were last seen alive at the apartment of gem dealer Charles Sobhraj.

Dancing On Thin Ice with Torvill & Dean

9pm, ITV

Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean travel to Alaska on an extraordinary quest to fulfil a life-long dream.